Boarded a taxi from Fullerton Bay Hotel home. After I closed the door, I've heard "beep" from Uncle's machine i.e In-vehicle mobile data terminal (if I'm not wrong).
He had to reject the call because I'm inside his cab already (hahahaha). I've tried to small talk with him by asking usual questions like "how long you've been driving?" "you worked only night shift?" "how's business?"
He told me that he has been driving for 24 years already, gosh!! Initially I thought he already retired and driving only to kill time since he's 2 kids are already working adults. However, I was told that he's in debts and needed money.
My first thought was he must be a gambler- his kids should have given him monthly allowance and why should he be in debts. I was so wrong. His kids didn't give him any allowance and he's ok with it. I argued that they should, since parents brought us up, we should give them some allowances when we start working.
That's when he told me about the sad story of his first grandson. He was born premature, and needed to be hospitalized for 2 months after he was born. Thereafter, they realized that baby cannot drink milk and needed to be operated. The baby is 2 years now and they yet to hear his cryings. I was almost tearing when I heard it. It's just so sad :(
In the end, I gave him a little tip to cheer him up. Hope his grandson will get better soon.
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